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“The Child’s Child” by Barbara Vine

This book deals with the themes of homosexuality and single motherhood, in an intriguing way. There are parallels between two stories, one set in the present day, and the other, a novel-within-a novel, in the late 1930’s. The author is actually Ruth Rendell, whose ability to write suspenseful mysteries is well known. Apart from my resentment at her labelling Julian of Norwich a “weird woman”, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

“Ruth Rendell writes as Barbara Vine
with twists and turns along the line.”